12:10 PM,
Jul. 3, 2014

The Saints and Jimmy Graham have some work to do after an arbitrator ruled in favor of the team on Wednesday.

Written by

Chris Strauss
Gannett

The Saints got their first win of the season Wednesday when an arbitrator ruled that star pass-catcher Jimmy Graham should be classified as a tight end for franchise tag purposes.

Now they need make sure that victory doesn't come with a massive loss.

After the Saints assigned Graham the franchise tag earlier this season, the player and team argued over what his actual position is, with Graham saying that he lined up as a receiver for the majority of his snaps in 2013 and should be paid like one. The distinction shouldn't matter, but in financial terms it certainly does, to the tune of $5.25 million ...